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+local class = require'r.class'
+-- author or channel or whatever
+-- tuple of (pylon, pylon-specific-descriptor (id), optional display name)
+
+local Thing = class()
+function Thing.make(cls, pylon, id, name)
+	name = name or id
+	return setmetatable({
+		pylon=pylon,
+		id=id,
+		name=name,
+	}, cls)
+end
+function Thing.__eq(self, other)
+	return self.pylon == other.pylon and self.id == other.id
+end
+function Thing.__tostring(self)
+	return self.pylon.name
+		.. ':' .. self.id
+		.. (self.name == self.id and '('..self.name..')' or '')
+end
+function Thing.name_with_shortname(self)
+	return self.name .. ' [' .. self.pylon.shortname .. ']'
+end
+return Thing